Expected effects of Gifu Maglev Station
Posted: 25. Oct 2021, 12:48
Nakatsugawa/Gifu to become a "MaglevCity": the expected effects
A promotion of Tourism and Industry by Building Stations, Factories, and Train Depots?
Report in Japanese by Naoki Osaka : Reporter, Toyo Keizai.
English translation and summary of the report
https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/463899 Accessed 2021-10-25
A linear line is coming to Nakatsugawa City. The Gifu Prefecture Station (tentative name) of the Linear-Central Shinkansen will be built near the Minosakamoto Station on the Chuo Line in the city. In addition, a railroad depot will be built in the city to house and maintain the trains. A railroad depot will also be built in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, but only Nakatsugawa will have a factory where trains can be assembled and overhauled.
Nakatsugawa is the only city in Japan that will have a plant for assembling and overhauling railroad cars. "We have the great advantage of having a station and a railroad base. Nakatsugawa is the only city in Japan that has a plant that can overhaul the trains.
Nakatsugawa City, with its flourishing industry, is facing an inevitable decline in population and aging society. In such a situation, the linear maglev will be a savior to overcome the situation.
Most of the section of the linear line connecting Tokyo and Nagoya will be underground or in tunnels, and there are only a few places where you can see the trains with your own eyes. The Gifu station will be built above ground, but the elevated bridge will be covered with a hood up to the ceiling and soundproof walls on both sides, so it is not clear if you will actually be able to see the trains running.
However, since the depot will be built above ground, it will be possible to see the trains being transported between the main line and the plant. "The city will also promote the fact that you can see the trains as a tourism measure.
The opening of the Linear-Motorcycle line will be a great benefit to the city, but as the construction of stations, bridges, tunnels, and other facilities, as well as the railroad depot, begin in earnest, the noise and vibration on the roads caused by the transportation of residual soil and the impact of the development on the local environment will become a matter of concern. Mayor Aoyama did not forget to give a nudge to JR Tokai, saying, "I hope that you will give maximum consideration to the wishes of the local community and work hard on safety and environmental measures.
As Takashi Namba, deputy governor of Shizuoka Prefecture, who is in charge of linear construction issues, said, "There is no zero risk in difficult construction," all local governments along the linear line must be more or less worried about the environmental impact of the construction.
The difference between the municipalities that gave the go-ahead to the construction knowing that the risk could not be reduced to zero and Shizuoka Prefecture that refused to approve the construction is the benefits that the linear line will bring to the region. The prefectures along the line, except Shizuoka, will benefit from the construction of new stations, but the cities and towns along the Oigawa River basin will only benefit indirectly from the increase in the number of Tokaido Shinkansen trains stopping at their stations after the opening of the linear line. This is very different from Nakatsugawa City, which is expected to revitalize its industry with the construction of a railroad depot.
It will take a long time before the people of Shizuoka Prefecture are convinced of the impact of the construction of the Minami-Alps Tunnel on water resources and the environment, and it may be necessary for JR Tokai to change its perspective and offer benefits to Shizuoka Prefecture other than an increase in the number of Shinkansen stops in order to start construction as soon as possible.
Report in Japanese by Naoki Osaka : Reporter, Toyo Keizai.
English translation and summary of the report
https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/463899 Accessed 2021-10-25
A promotion of Tourism and Industry by Building Stations, Factories, and Train Depots?
Report in Japanese by Naoki Osaka : Reporter, Toyo Keizai.
English translation and summary of the report
https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/463899 Accessed 2021-10-25
A linear line is coming to Nakatsugawa City. The Gifu Prefecture Station (tentative name) of the Linear-Central Shinkansen will be built near the Minosakamoto Station on the Chuo Line in the city. In addition, a railroad depot will be built in the city to house and maintain the trains. A railroad depot will also be built in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, but only Nakatsugawa will have a factory where trains can be assembled and overhauled.
Nakatsugawa is the only city in Japan that will have a plant for assembling and overhauling railroad cars. "We have the great advantage of having a station and a railroad base. Nakatsugawa is the only city in Japan that has a plant that can overhaul the trains.
Nakatsugawa City, with its flourishing industry, is facing an inevitable decline in population and aging society. In such a situation, the linear maglev will be a savior to overcome the situation.
Most of the section of the linear line connecting Tokyo and Nagoya will be underground or in tunnels, and there are only a few places where you can see the trains with your own eyes. The Gifu station will be built above ground, but the elevated bridge will be covered with a hood up to the ceiling and soundproof walls on both sides, so it is not clear if you will actually be able to see the trains running.
However, since the depot will be built above ground, it will be possible to see the trains being transported between the main line and the plant. "The city will also promote the fact that you can see the trains as a tourism measure.
The opening of the Linear-Motorcycle line will be a great benefit to the city, but as the construction of stations, bridges, tunnels, and other facilities, as well as the railroad depot, begin in earnest, the noise and vibration on the roads caused by the transportation of residual soil and the impact of the development on the local environment will become a matter of concern. Mayor Aoyama did not forget to give a nudge to JR Tokai, saying, "I hope that you will give maximum consideration to the wishes of the local community and work hard on safety and environmental measures.
As Takashi Namba, deputy governor of Shizuoka Prefecture, who is in charge of linear construction issues, said, "There is no zero risk in difficult construction," all local governments along the linear line must be more or less worried about the environmental impact of the construction.
The difference between the municipalities that gave the go-ahead to the construction knowing that the risk could not be reduced to zero and Shizuoka Prefecture that refused to approve the construction is the benefits that the linear line will bring to the region. The prefectures along the line, except Shizuoka, will benefit from the construction of new stations, but the cities and towns along the Oigawa River basin will only benefit indirectly from the increase in the number of Tokaido Shinkansen trains stopping at their stations after the opening of the linear line. This is very different from Nakatsugawa City, which is expected to revitalize its industry with the construction of a railroad depot.
It will take a long time before the people of Shizuoka Prefecture are convinced of the impact of the construction of the Minami-Alps Tunnel on water resources and the environment, and it may be necessary for JR Tokai to change its perspective and offer benefits to Shizuoka Prefecture other than an increase in the number of Shinkansen stops in order to start construction as soon as possible.
Report in Japanese by Naoki Osaka : Reporter, Toyo Keizai.
English translation and summary of the report
https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/463899 Accessed 2021-10-25